From civil rights activists across the political spectrum to Henry Ford, many Americans have believed that folk music communicates purer value than music created by commercial interests. Associate Professor of…[...]
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U.Va. alumni return to grounds for Reunion Weekend. Speaking at Saturday's event on the Lawn were President Casteen, Tom Faulders, Bob Sweeney and Ronde Barber.[...]
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It has been twenty-five years since the Class of 1982 entered the world. Members of the class share their stories about how they followed their passions, and what they plan…[...]
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Over the last 20 years, Southerners have erected dozens of monuments and memorials to the people and events of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Dell Upton,…[...]
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To function, the brain requires a highly complex wiring pattern that develops during our early fetal stages but continues to be somewhat remodeled as we age. U.Va Associate Professor of…[...]
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Novelist John Grisham delivered the 2007 Commencement Address at the University of Virginia.[...]
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Boyd Tinsley, a Charlottesville native and acclaimed violinist with the Dave Matthews Band, addresses the 2007 Valedictory Exercises at the University of Virginia.[...]
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What role did the Chinese have in the development of cannon? In this edition of Technology in World History, Bernard Carlson, Professor of Science, Technology and Society at the University…[...]
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Dr. Glen Elder, Howard W. Odum Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Research Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, describes how World War II affected…[...]
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Lecture by Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, who has long had a ministry to death row inmates in Louisiana and who received international acclaim for her book "Dead Man Walking: An…[...]
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Recognizing her extensive work in engineering consulting services and her lifelong commitment to encouraging women to pursue engineering, the University of Virginia Women’s Center presents its 2007 Distinguished Alumna Award…[...]
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Rebecca W. Rimel, President and CEO of The Pew Charitable Trusts, delivers the University of Virginia School of Nursing’s annual Catherine Strader McGehee Memorial Lecture in McLeod Hall Auditorium. Rimel…[...]
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